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. >> if he does executives, he is becoming more like hugo chavez all the time. it will be your papers, please, like nazi germany. >> of course, it shouldn't be surprising to see all the right wing hair on fire. before president obama was reelected, the gun lobby told conservatives what to expect in a second term. >> all that first term lip service to gunowners is just part of a massive obama conspiracy to deceive voters and hide his true intentions to destroy the second amendment during his second term. >> according to the national rifle association, any attempt to achieve common sense gun legislation is a conspiracy to take away all guns. unfortunately, should i say fortunately, the common sense side of the debate is not backing around this time around. senate majority leader harry reid is on the move. he has a history of gun rights advocacy. but a close adviser to the senator said this about harry reid, he is in a different place than he was in 2010. reid is in a position to make a true difference when it comes to passing new gun laws in this country. new york
. >> if he does executives, he is becoming more like hugo chavez all the time. it will be your papers, please, like nazi germany. >> of course, it shouldn't be surprising to see all the right wing hair on fire. before president obama was reelected, the gun lobby told conservatives what to expect in a second term. >> all that first term lip service to gunowners is just part of a massive obama conspiracy to deceive voters and hide his true intentions to destroy the second...
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chavez has been in cuba for the past month for cancer surgery. the opposition has been arguing if he is too sick, he should step aside. jose diaz, it's a pleasure to have you on. this is interesting for so many reasons. there have been calls for massive rallies tomorrow. as i just stated, the opposition is saying if chavez is too sick, it's time to go. what can you tell us? >> it's almost surrealistic. a country of 25 million people and history and extraordinary culture. one of two opec nations. they give 100,000 barrels of day of petroleum. in a foreign nation for over a month, his health is a state security issue. the constitution and i had to call up the article of the constitution with president chavez reaffirmed and asked for said that on the 10th of january, the president must be sworn in in front of the congress or if he can't number front of the congress, in front of the supreme court of that nation. according to his people in cuba, his people say he is going to be unavailable for swearing in tomorrow. i think he will stay in the cuban ho
chavez has been in cuba for the past month for cancer surgery. the opposition has been arguing if he is too sick, he should step aside. jose diaz, it's a pleasure to have you on. this is interesting for so many reasons. there have been calls for massive rallies tomorrow. as i just stated, the opposition is saying if chavez is too sick, it's time to go. what can you tell us? >> it's almost surrealistic. a country of 25 million people and history and extraordinary culture. one of two opec...
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chavez is still in cuba after undergoing his fourth cancer surgery. there has been an ongoing debate about who is running the country. >> we came here to defend the constitution, that says he can be sworn in when he recovers. he is the only president, and the government is waiting for him the nationalists had offered the president to stay indefinitely. >> even though we have not seen or heard from him in a month, his presence can be felt in the fashion of his followers. questions remain especially among the opposition about when he will return. >> one of the key figures of the opposition demanded more information about the president's health. >> we recognize president chavez as the president of the republic, and we recognize him as president alike, and that is what we have proposed. we need to know the truth about his abilities to do his duties. >> on thursday the street showed the majority is with chavez and that in spite of his absence, people say they will remain loyal until the com>> saturday . -- link tv. >> the top stories here on al jazeera. mo
chavez is still in cuba after undergoing his fourth cancer surgery. there has been an ongoing debate about who is running the country. >> we came here to defend the constitution, that says he can be sworn in when he recovers. he is the only president, and the government is waiting for him the nationalists had offered the president to stay indefinitely. >> even though we have not seen or heard from him in a month, his presence can be felt in the fashion of his followers. questions...
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one of the first anti-government protests since hugo chÁvez left the country. police in los angeles have rescued 14 people after an armed robbery at a shopping mall. the robbers held the workers hostage in one of the stores for four hours. police officers and special weapons team surrounded the mall and entered the store. no one was hurt, but the robbers escaped. there have been more protests by groups campaigning for the rights of indigenous people in canada. at the forefront is one woman chief. she has been on hunger strike for more than a month, demanding the government pay more attention to her community's needs. >> inside a wooden stockade, she refuses solid food for more than a month. in her first public appearance in days, she said the canadian government is not showing her people the respected deserve. >> it is important to renew this relationship. this government has been abusing us, raping the land. >> this is the movement inspired by it theresa spence. their campaign has left canada recently and demonstrations to block rail lines and border crossings
one of the first anti-government protests since hugo chÁvez left the country. police in los angeles have rescued 14 people after an armed robbery at a shopping mall. the robbers held the workers hostage in one of the stores for four hours. police officers and special weapons team surrounded the mall and entered the store. no one was hurt, but the robbers escaped. there have been more protests by groups campaigning for the rights of indigenous people in canada. at the forefront is one woman...
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. >> still ahead on al jazeera, a show of support for hugo chavez. he is reelected to lead the national assembly. >> most of what was in stock is now destroyed. >> farmers have damaged crops and mounting debt in sri lanka. >> welcome back. if you have travel plans toward turkey, it will be extremely snowy the next several days. look at all the white encompassing most of turkey. that will be snow. especially to the north, we expect to see a mid-40's centimeters of snow falling in the next two days. that will cause trouble the latest -- that will cause trouble -- that will cause travel delays. the rain in london is at bay. paris will have more sunshine. the temperature in london will be nine degrees. along the northern coast of egypt, we saw rain pushing through the last couple days. it is going to the east. israel has seen over 80 millimeters of rain in 24 hours. the rain will continue. we're talking about parts of lebanon and syria seeing heavy rain. snow be a problem in the higher elevations. benghazi, 18 degrees. tripoli, 17 degrees. i want to take
. >> still ahead on al jazeera, a show of support for hugo chavez. he is reelected to lead the national assembly. >> most of what was in stock is now destroyed. >> farmers have damaged crops and mounting debt in sri lanka. >> welcome back. if you have travel plans toward turkey, it will be extremely snowy the next several days. look at all the white encompassing most of turkey. that will be snow. especially to the north, we expect to see a mid-40's centimeters of snow...
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chavez is still recovering in cuba. he's had four cancer surgeries since 2011. >>> finally, the steroid era backlash may rear its head today when the results from this year's baseball hall of fame vote will be revealed. this was the first chance voters got to weigh in on three of the game's biggest and arguably more controversial steroid stars. barry bonds, roger clemens and sammy sosa. early signs show this men will fall short of the 75% vote needed to enter the hall. bonds and clemens had 15 mvp and cy young awards between them why sosa is one of only seven men to have hit more than 609 home runs. but all three have been linked to performance enhancing drugs in recent years. tainting their chances of getting into cooperstown. there is an assumption this is the year a bunch of writers leave their ballots blank. and it hurts people like jack morris who might be on or dale murphy or craig biggio who should be a lock this year. >>> birthday bash kind of takes on new meaning when the birthday belongs to richard nixon. we'r
chavez is still recovering in cuba. he's had four cancer surgeries since 2011. >>> finally, the steroid era backlash may rear its head today when the results from this year's baseball hall of fame vote will be revealed. this was the first chance voters got to weigh in on three of the game's biggest and arguably more controversial steroid stars. barry bonds, roger clemens and sammy sosa. early signs show this men will fall short of the 75% vote needed to enter the hall. bonds and...
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hugo chavez has plenty of critics and home and abroad. the flamboyant socialist won the election by a significant margin. the government has been stressing that the socialist revolution is strong and denies stocks that threats are emerging from the ranks. with no sign of recovery notes for hugo chavez, venezuela is headed into uncertain territory. his opponents say if he's not fit by january 10, there must be a special election. the government argues the inauguration can and should be postponed. the constitutional battle is looming. bbc news, havana. >> francisco toro runs a venezuela chronicle. thanks for joining us via skype. we are hearing different views on the hugo chavez's real condition. >> there's a huge amount of uncertainty driven by the fact that we have had almost nothing in a way of offical information that we can trust about his condition. we don't know what kind of cancer and there has never been a medical report. we don't know if there's been metastasis or the prognosis. so it's difficult to say. >> does that mean most peo
hugo chavez has plenty of critics and home and abroad. the flamboyant socialist won the election by a significant margin. the government has been stressing that the socialist revolution is strong and denies stocks that threats are emerging from the ranks. with no sign of recovery notes for hugo chavez, venezuela is headed into uncertain territory. his opponents say if he's not fit by january 10, there must be a special election. the government argues the inauguration can and should be...
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president hugo chavez has led the nation for 14 years. his third term expires today. he won re-election in october and was supposed to be sworn in again today for another six years, as the constitution requires. but chavez suffers from aggressive, reoccurring cancer, hasn't been seen in public in a month and was too sick to return to venezuela from medical treatment in cuba. >> the illness of the president has been treated like a state secret from the beginning. he has been treated in cuba under a veil of secrecy. >> reporter: moises naim is a former venezuelan cabinet minister, now a columnist and a visiting scholar at the carnegie endowment for international peace in washington. he says keeping chavez alive in havana strengthens the president's number two, nicolas maduro. >> and this is essentially a power play. behind that secrecy there is nothing but an attempt to ensure the continuity of the regime regardless of president chavez's presence. >> reporter: the u.s. state department, after sparring with chavez' venezuela for more than a decade, was restrained in its
president hugo chavez has led the nation for 14 years. his third term expires today. he won re-election in october and was supposed to be sworn in again today for another six years, as the constitution requires. but chavez suffers from aggressive, reoccurring cancer, hasn't been seen in public in a month and was too sick to return to venezuela from medical treatment in cuba. >> the illness of the president has been treated like a state secret from the beginning. he has been treated in...
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president hugo chavez has led the nation for 14 years. his third term expires today. he won re-election in october and was supposed to be sworn in again today for another six years, as the constitution requires. but chavez suffers from aggressive, reoccurring cancer hasn't been seen in public in a month and was too sick to return to venezuela from medical treatment in cuba. >> the illness of the president has been treated like a state secret from the beginning. he has been treated in cuba under a veil of secrecy. >> reporter: moises naim is a former venezuelan cabinet minister now a columnist and a visiting scholar at the carnegie endowment for international peace in washington. he says keeping chavez alive in havana strengthens the president's number two, nicolas maduro. >> and this is essentially a power play. behind that secrecy there is nothing but an attempt to ensure the continuity of the regime regardless of president chavez's presence. >> reporter: the u.s. state department, after sparring with chavez' venezuela for more than a decade, was restrained in its re
president hugo chavez has led the nation for 14 years. his third term expires today. he won re-election in october and was supposed to be sworn in again today for another six years, as the constitution requires. but chavez suffers from aggressive, reoccurring cancer hasn't been seen in public in a month and was too sick to return to venezuela from medical treatment in cuba. >> the illness of the president has been treated like a state secret from the beginning. he has been treated in cuba...
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this is the weekly here on auty venezuela's president hugo chavez who's currently battling cancer may be too ill to attend his own swearing in ceremony on thursday these political rivals are demanding a new election if he doesn't show up to be inaugurated for his fourth term of office but geo political analyst eric draitser believes the opposition is taking advantage of the situation to undermine the governed. what is important is the fact that the opposition is using this as a political mechanism by which they can try to deal with them eyes the government in venezuela remember that in two thousand and two when the united states and spain and other powers around the world collaborated in conspired to oust chavez in an illegal coup and we saw what the significance of chavez was that he had a base of support on the streets in that country that could not be shaken by an international force and so what they're attempting to do is to use his health situation to break apart that base of support and to convince people that chavez is unable to serve the the constitution in venezuela allows fo
this is the weekly here on auty venezuela's president hugo chavez who's currently battling cancer may be too ill to attend his own swearing in ceremony on thursday these political rivals are demanding a new election if he doesn't show up to be inaugurated for his fourth term of office but geo political analyst eric draitser believes the opposition is taking advantage of the situation to undermine the governed. what is important is the fact that the opposition is using this as a political...
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venezuela supreme court ruled it's legal to postpone the inauguration of president hugo chavez street to poor health amid fears his absence could destabilize the country. has our lender bitten off more than it can chew dublin plans for europe's recovery as a new president one critics say it should deal with its own cash first. and to the call of the wild is heard in russia's a north eastern siberia the state of emergency is declared over a growing number of rolls attacking livestock. it's three o'clock here in moscow are you watching r g alive with me to vomit so it's good to have you with us venezuela supreme court has ruled that postponing the no gration of president hugo chavez for a new term in office is legal opposition leader enrique cupp realist has accepted the ruling after others call the delay unconstitutional lawyer eva golinger says that the matter. supreme court but that the president's continued absence could destabilize the government. article two thirty one of the venezuelan constitution does leave open to interpretation the issue. when the elected president cannot mee
venezuela supreme court ruled it's legal to postpone the inauguration of president hugo chavez street to poor health amid fears his absence could destabilize the country. has our lender bitten off more than it can chew dublin plans for europe's recovery as a new president one critics say it should deal with its own cash first. and to the call of the wild is heard in russia's a north eastern siberia the state of emergency is declared over a growing number of rolls attacking livestock. it's three...
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the venezuelan supreme court rules the delay hugo chavez integration is legal in supporting the government in the fight also ability in the latin american states. the president of the european council had a man from rome boy doesn't ireland as it takes up a rotating e.u. presidency while experts question whether the country will live up to the task of pulling the block out of the financial crisis. and packs of walls closing in on residential areas in russia's republic of europe forcing authorities to declare war on the deadly predators. it's a pleasure to have you with us here on our t.v. it's now seven o'clock you're with me to bang with say the postponement of the inauguration date for venezuelan president hugo chavez is legal according to the country's supreme court meanwhile the country's vice president has called for people together in front of the presidential palace to on of the eighteen leader who said to be recovering from cancer surgery in cuba lawyer eva golinger says the country's opposition could use the president's protracted absence to destabilize the country. article two th
the venezuelan supreme court rules the delay hugo chavez integration is legal in supporting the government in the fight also ability in the latin american states. the president of the european council had a man from rome boy doesn't ireland as it takes up a rotating e.u. presidency while experts question whether the country will live up to the task of pulling the block out of the financial crisis. and packs of walls closing in on residential areas in russia's republic of europe forcing...
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the venezuelan the supreme court rules delay in hugo chavez's inauguration is legal supporting the government in the fight was debility in the latin american state. the president of the european council had men from wrong by business ireland as it takes up with a rotating e.u. presidency while experts are question whether they're in the desert country will live up to the task of going on the blog out of the financial crisis. and packs of walls are closing in on residential areas in russia's republic of the uk with d.l. forcing all four g.'s to declare war on the dead live at. those of four pm here in moscow you live with us on r.t. it's good to have you with us time to ban would say the postponement job the inauguration date for venezuela's hugo chavez is illegal according to the country's supreme court meanwhile the country's vice president has called for people to gather in front of the presidential palace to honor the ailing leader who said to be recovering from cancer surgery lawyer evil injures says a despite joint after the president's protracted absence could still it destabilize the c
the venezuelan the supreme court rules delay in hugo chavez's inauguration is legal supporting the government in the fight was debility in the latin american state. the president of the european council had men from wrong by business ireland as it takes up with a rotating e.u. presidency while experts are question whether they're in the desert country will live up to the task of going on the blog out of the financial crisis. and packs of walls are closing in on residential areas in russia's...
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the venezuelan supreme court rules elaine hugo chavez's inauguration is legal supporting the government in the five possibility of a latin american candidate. the president of the european council had money from ron paul over the islands as it takes up the rotating presidency while experts question whether the indebted country will live up to the task of pulling the block out of the financial crisis. and packs of walls closing in on residential areas and russia's republic of korea forcing authorities to declare war on the deadly predators. twenty four hours a day seven days a week this is archie the postponement of the inauguration off date for venezuelan president hugo chavez is illegal according to the country's supreme court you know all the countries once president has called for people together in front of the presidential palace to honor the ailing leader who's said to be recovering from cancer surgery in cuba lying evil gallen joe says the president's protracted absence could still destabilize the country. article two thirty one of the venezuelan constitution does leave open to i
the venezuelan supreme court rules elaine hugo chavez's inauguration is legal supporting the government in the five possibility of a latin american candidate. the president of the european council had money from ron paul over the islands as it takes up the rotating presidency while experts question whether the indebted country will live up to the task of pulling the block out of the financial crisis. and packs of walls closing in on residential areas and russia's republic of korea forcing...
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well our again you're watching our team thousands of supporters venezuelan president hugo chavez rallied outside the presidential palace on the day when he should have been sworn in for a new six year term chavez as an operation has been postponed indefinitely in a controversial supreme court ruling as he recovers from cancer surgery in cuba jim political analyst eric draitser believes that they chavez the government could face a threat from abroad in the absence of its charismatic leader of the opposition despite all of their posturing and despite the fact that the private corporate media inside of venezuela and around the world is very much squarely behind them and us imperialism they lack a very real base of support on the ground they have some support but as we saw in the results of the recent elections that opposition is still very much in the minority now in terms of an international destabilization using this opposition this is very much a very real possibility of course we've seen much of the destabilization campaign emanating out of the u.s. embassy out of the institutions that'
well our again you're watching our team thousands of supporters venezuelan president hugo chavez rallied outside the presidential palace on the day when he should have been sworn in for a new six year term chavez as an operation has been postponed indefinitely in a controversial supreme court ruling as he recovers from cancer surgery in cuba jim political analyst eric draitser believes that they chavez the government could face a threat from abroad in the absence of its charismatic leader of...
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tonight the venezuelan supreme court rules delaying a good chavez's inauguration is legal supporting the government in the fight for stability in the latin american states. expressing concern the u.s. warns the hue k. against holding a referendum on a possible u.s. causing a further schism in britain's coalition government. and packs of walls closing in on residential areas of russia's republic of coty and forcing authorities now to declare war on the deadly predator. very good evening shift just joined us ten pm here in moscow is kevin owen at the new center tonight with you and our top story the perspire moment of the inauguration day for venezuelan president hugo chavez is legal according to the country's supreme court meanwhile the country's vice president's call for people to gather in front of the presidential palace to honor the leader who said to be recovering from cancer surgery in cuba lawyer eva golinger told me the country's opposition though could use the president's protracted absence to destabilize the country. article two thirty one of the venezuelan constitution does
tonight the venezuelan supreme court rules delaying a good chavez's inauguration is legal supporting the government in the fight for stability in the latin american states. expressing concern the u.s. warns the hue k. against holding a referendum on a possible u.s. causing a further schism in britain's coalition government. and packs of walls closing in on residential areas of russia's republic of coty and forcing authorities now to declare war on the deadly predator. very good evening shift...
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tonight the venezuelan supreme court rules delaying or good chavez is no gration is illegal supporting the government in the fight for stability in the latin american state. president of european council herman van rompuy visits are limits it takes of the rotating e.u. presidency while experts question whether the debt in country will live up to the task of pulling the block out of a financial crisis. plaxo walls closing in on residential areas in russia's republican difficulty of forcing authorities to declare war deadly predators. well over a good evening for me kevin owen if you just joined us your staff to rate now here at the new center not top story them from moscow tonight the perspire most of the inauguration date for venezuelan president hugo chavez is legal according to the country's supreme court meanwhile the country's vice president's call for people to gather in front of the presidential palace to honor the ailing leader who's said to be recovering from cancer surgery in cuba lawyer told me the country's opposition could use the president's protracted absence to destabili
tonight the venezuelan supreme court rules delaying or good chavez is no gration is illegal supporting the government in the fight for stability in the latin american state. president of european council herman van rompuy visits are limits it takes of the rotating e.u. presidency while experts question whether the debt in country will live up to the task of pulling the block out of a financial crisis. plaxo walls closing in on residential areas in russia's republican difficulty of forcing...
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ration of president hugo chavez for a new term in office is legal opposition leader in reeky cup realist has accepted the rolling after others call the delay and constitutional lawyer have a gone juror says that the matter was open to interpretation by the supreme court but that the president's continued absence could destabilize a government. article two thirty one of the venezuelan constitution does leave open to interpretation the issue of inauguration when the elected president cannot meet the date of january tenth before the national assembly which is the parliament what the article specifically says in a second clause is that in the case of unforeseen circumstances then the president elect will be sworn in before the supreme court but it doesn't give a date for there is another article in the constitution as well under which president chavez was authorized to leave the country for more than five days back in early december in order to undergo surgery here and that article allows him to be absent from the country for it's ninety days which can be renewed for another ninety days the
ration of president hugo chavez for a new term in office is legal opposition leader in reeky cup realist has accepted the rolling after others call the delay and constitutional lawyer have a gone juror says that the matter was open to interpretation by the supreme court but that the president's continued absence could destabilize a government. article two thirty one of the venezuelan constitution does leave open to interpretation the issue of inauguration when the elected president cannot meet...
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now in first the smalling we perspire moment of the inauguration day for venezuelan president hugo chavez is legal according to the country's supreme court meanwhile the country's vice president's call for people to gather in front of the presidential palace to one of the leader who said to be recovering from cancer surgery in cuba lori the girl and she told me the country's opposition could use the president's protracted absence to destabilize the country now. article two thirty line of the venezuelan constitution does leave open to interpretation the issue of inauguration when the elected president cannot meet the date of january tenth before the national assembly which is the parliament what the out across pacifically says in a second clause is that in the case of unforeseen circumstances then the president elect will be sworn in before the supreme court but it doesn't give a date for there is another article in the constitution venezuela under which president chavez was authorized to leave the country for more than five days back in early december in order to undergo the surgery and t
now in first the smalling we perspire moment of the inauguration day for venezuelan president hugo chavez is legal according to the country's supreme court meanwhile the country's vice president's call for people to gather in front of the presidential palace to one of the leader who said to be recovering from cancer surgery in cuba lori the girl and she told me the country's opposition could use the president's protracted absence to destabilize the country now. article two thirty line of the...
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in fact, i think chavez won 13 of 14 elections. you know, i think he's going to be mourned as a national figure who changed venezuela forever. you have no idea how bad it was before him. the per capita dropped for 40 years straight. he represents hope and change. >> i also talked to him about his latest showtime documentary series called "the untold history of the united states" and it aims to give viewers a peek into lessons they didn't learn in school. the project has received its share of criticism from the likes of the "new york times." i asked him why he decided to spend the last five years working on this project. >> one has to wake up in life. i feel like i grew up very privileged in new york in a republican family, conservative. i went to vietnam, as you know, and i felt like my life in the last 30 years has become less and less hypnotized and i wasn't sleep-walking. the more i learned, the more i wanted to share with my audience in feature films. as i went on and made more histories on or let's say historical dramas really
in fact, i think chavez won 13 of 14 elections. you know, i think he's going to be mourned as a national figure who changed venezuela forever. you have no idea how bad it was before him. the per capita dropped for 40 years straight. he represents hope and change. >> i also talked to him about his latest showtime documentary series called "the untold history of the united states" and it aims to give viewers a peek into lessons they didn't learn in school. the project has received...
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the opposition also faces a challenge with chavez out of the picture, because after all, chavez has been the center of attention in the country for the last 12 years. the opposition itself may splinter. each one of the different sectors of the opposition, up until now, has been splintered. this is the first time they've been united. in the past they have divided. i think the absence of chavez represents a challenge for both sides in the context of a transition in vvenezuela. >> even the catholic church weighing in on the lack of information about chavez's health. i tell you what the country's bishops conference said yesterday. you probably heard this. the government hasn't voetold t nation all of the truth. the nation's political and social stability is at serious risk. catholic leaders worried about the issue of stability. everyone is. and really hasn't been anything, nobody knows what type of cancer he's got, for goodness sake. what's the risk of instability not just in venezuela, in the constitutional political sense but a regional sense as well? >> i think you've touched upon an impo
the opposition also faces a challenge with chavez out of the picture, because after all, chavez has been the center of attention in the country for the last 12 years. the opposition itself may splinter. each one of the different sectors of the opposition, up until now, has been splintered. this is the first time they've been united. in the past they have divided. i think the absence of chavez represents a challenge for both sides in the context of a transition in vvenezuela. >> even the...
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on tuesday, the head of an as well as national assembly confirmed chÁvez is not well enough to make it back in time for thursday's swearing-in. >> the commander president has asked me to inform you in accordance with recommendations of the medical team that is taking care of reestablishing his health, the process of post over to recovery will extend further than january 10 of this year. because of this, he will not be able to appear on that date in front of the national assembly. >> the delay has sparked a heated dispute between the venezuelan government and political opposition, with chÁvez's foes arguing that cabello should assume the presidency as head of the national assembly should chavez fail to be sworn in. new york governor andrew cuomo is reportedly preparing to unveil what is being described as one of the toughest gun control laws in the country. it reportedly includes new restrictions on assault weapons, harsher sentences for gun claims. gabrielle giffords of arizona has announced a new initiative to take on gun violence. she suffered major head injuries and nearly lost to
on tuesday, the head of an as well as national assembly confirmed chÁvez is not well enough to make it back in time for thursday's swearing-in. >> the commander president has asked me to inform you in accordance with recommendations of the medical team that is taking care of reestablishing his health, the process of post over to recovery will extend further than january 10 of this year. because of this, he will not be able to appear on that date in front of the national assembly....
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doesn't give a date for there is another article in the constitution as well under which president chavez was authorized to leave the country for more than five days back in early december in order to undergo the surgery and that article allows him to be absent from the country for it ninety days which can be renewed for another ninety days the issue is whether or not he's now incurring those first ninety days or is he under just the initial authorization now it's really way is it is going to be determined as well because it's there's no question that the president has now been out of the country for more than a month he's been absent from the spotlight there's not really a crisis at this time the opposition is trying to say there is a crisis and there is no doubt they're calling for national strikes all kinds of protests and there are already asking for the organization of american states and the united states to intervene that's going to be ongoing and yes the longer that chavez is away the more time that will give them to prepare and to further prior progress with plans to the stabiliz
doesn't give a date for there is another article in the constitution as well under which president chavez was authorized to leave the country for more than five days back in early december in order to undergo the surgery and that article allows him to be absent from the country for it ninety days which can be renewed for another ninety days the issue is whether or not he's now incurring those first ninety days or is he under just the initial authorization now it's really way is it is going to...
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all the supporters of chavez outside the presidential palace. other latin american leaders have arrived to honor him. he ain't there. what does this mean in terms of what we're seeing, in terms of support, and yet his absence in the political sense? >> it's all about presenting the world an image. an image that the government is presenting a unified front. telling the world we are here, we are together, we're -- we're totally behind the figure of this man, president hugo chavez. there's a party going on. the problem is, the party is being thrown in honor of hugo chavez, and he's still in venezuela -- >> cuba. >> in cuba, excuse me. he was supposed to be sworn in today. and also, michael, today it's a month to the day that he left venezuela to go get cancer surgery in cuba. and nobody really knows exactly how serious his condition is. >> this is an extraordinary thing. we can discuss this here and on cnn international, as well. what is up with this? you've got the president of a country in another country being treated, nobody knows what it is he
all the supporters of chavez outside the presidential palace. other latin american leaders have arrived to honor him. he ain't there. what does this mean in terms of what we're seeing, in terms of support, and yet his absence in the political sense? >> it's all about presenting the world an image. an image that the government is presenting a unified front. telling the world we are here, we are together, we're -- we're totally behind the figure of this man, president hugo chavez. there's a...
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president chavez will not be attending this thursday's story in of his third term. he will miss the ceremony because of ill health. he has been receiving medical care for cancer in cuba and he has not been heard of -- from since his fourth round of surgery which was on december 11. condoleezza rebels have declared a unilateral cease-fire in hopes of an end to nine months of revolt. the rebels had agreed to pull out of the east city in december. they announced a cease-fire ahead of a second round of negotiations with president kabila's government. the indian army said a patrol had come under fire. pakistan has denied the accusations. it accused indian troops of killing a pakistani soldier in a cross border attack. chinese citizens have been demonstrating in the southern city protesting against press censorship. the "southern weekly" went on strike because they say beneficial change their reform message. political leaders in northern ireland have warned of consequences unless a peaceful solution has been reached. the decision to stop flying the flag has been raised in
president chavez will not be attending this thursday's story in of his third term. he will miss the ceremony because of ill health. he has been receiving medical care for cancer in cuba and he has not been heard of -- from since his fourth round of surgery which was on december 11. condoleezza rebels have declared a unilateral cease-fire in hopes of an end to nine months of revolt. the rebels had agreed to pull out of the east city in december. they announced a cease-fire ahead of a second...
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of twenty first century imperialism of the united states but again the danger here is that without chavez and without the power of his personality that they'll be able to attack those institutions inside the country the question will be how strong are the ball of aryan institutions and how willing is that base of support to come out into the streets in support of the revolution and against what could only be called counter-revolutionaries of the opposition representing wall street and washington. who had a group anonymous have posted a petition on the white house website seeking to make distributed denial of service attacks a legal form of protest the organization claims that slowing or shutting down a website is not hacking and should be considered a quibble and of a real life street picket at a national human rights lawyer stanley cohen says such action should fall under first amendment protection. when barack obama gets on the television and begs his followers and when politicians implore their followers to get on the switchboard to shut him down to send a message to support a position
of twenty first century imperialism of the united states but again the danger here is that without chavez and without the power of his personality that they'll be able to attack those institutions inside the country the question will be how strong are the ball of aryan institutions and how willing is that base of support to come out into the streets in support of the revolution and against what could only be called counter-revolutionaries of the opposition representing wall street and...
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venezuela was vice-president is traveling to cuba to visit ailing president hugo chavez, who has been receiving cancer treatment and fighting a severe respiratory infection following surgery. he has not been seen since before his last operation in december. thursday, he missed the swearing-in of his third term as leader. shia muslims are refusing to bury the victims of thursday's bombing unless the army guarantees their safety from sectarian attacks. more than 80 people were killed and dozens injured in attacks on a crowded street in a shia area. protests in sri lanka following the parliament vote to impeach the chief justice of the country. the vote disregards the supreme court ruling that such action would not be legal. international rights groups have called it an assault on judicial independence. the king of saudi arabia has appointed 30 women to the previously all-male council. the council is the most influential political body in the country and its members are put in place by the kaine, who took the decision to appoint women after consulting various leaders. >>> a british tv pr
venezuela was vice-president is traveling to cuba to visit ailing president hugo chavez, who has been receiving cancer treatment and fighting a severe respiratory infection following surgery. he has not been seen since before his last operation in december. thursday, he missed the swearing-in of his third term as leader. shia muslims are refusing to bury the victims of thursday's bombing unless the army guarantees their safety from sectarian attacks. more than 80 people were killed and dozens...
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the information minister did not give details about the treatment or chavez's prognosis. the venezuelan leader has not been seen publicly since his surgery. >>> american troops are in turkey this morning to help that country defend its borders against syria. the assad regime in syria has launched missiles as its civil war has intensified. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is raring to go. that's according to a state department spokesperson. clinton is expected to return to work next week after recovering from a string of medical setbacks, including that blood clot in her head. >> she's sounding terrific, upbeat, raring to go. she's looking forward to getting back to the office. she is very much planning to do so next week, and we'll have further precise details about that as she continues to make progress. >> secretary clinton intends to testify on the deadly terrorist attack on the u.s. mission in benghazi. she says they're working out a date with the committee. >>> clinton's replacement john kerry is expected to be nominated within days. a hearing confirmation shou
the information minister did not give details about the treatment or chavez's prognosis. the venezuelan leader has not been seen publicly since his surgery. >>> american troops are in turkey this morning to help that country defend its borders against syria. the assad regime in syria has launched missiles as its civil war has intensified. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is raring to go. that's according to a state department spokesperson. clinton is expected to return...